Button.



A. MELLA.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. m. 19H.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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A. MELLA.

BUTTON.-

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1a. 1911.

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ALFRED MELLA, OF NEW YORK, 11 Y.

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed January 18, 1911. Serial No. 603,366.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED MELLA, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the follow-. ing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a sectional view in elevation of a button, assembled; Fig. 2 is a plan View showing the rear part of the same; Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the way of making a button using the button shank shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the top of a button slightly different from that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional view in elevation, showing the same button, disassembled; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view in elevation, showing the same button, assembled.

This invention relates to buttons, and especially to those having a cloth cover, and has for its object to provide a button shank on which the clotch can be mounted and retained without the use of costly machines or dies; a still further object being to provide a button formed of a few inexpensive parts, which can be assembled or disassembled at will, and which can be used over and over, by changing the cloth when worn out.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts as I shall hereinafter fully describe, pointing out the novel features of construction in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the upper part of the button, formed of sheet metal or any other suitable material, to which is seamed or otherwise attached a part 2 having an embossed central portion 3; between parts 1 and 2, and within this embossed portion 3, is held a threaded block 4, in which is inserted a screw 5 having an eyelet 6.

7 is the rear part of the button, preferably made with a central embossed part 8, having a central opening 9, through which is inserted screw 5; eyelet 6 rests in and against embossed part 8, pushing and holding rear part 7 against the back of parts 1 and 2. As shown in the drawings, the cloth 10 is held between the edges of parts 1 and 7, by the pressure exerted by screw 5.

To prevent the loosening of screw 5 when the button has been formed and put to use, I form or provide two eyelets ll, 12, in the rear part 7, at a suitable distance from the center; these I connect when the button is finished, to the eyelet 6 of screw 5, passing a wire or a piece of thread through the same, as shown in 18, 14, or by means of a special connecting member which I may provide: the button will therefore be permanently assembled.

As shown in the drawings, I also prefer to form in the rear part 7, grooves 15, 16, running from eyelets 11, 12 toward the center, adapted to receive the above mentioned wires or connecting members 13, 1-1, concealing the same.

Eyelet 6 is obviously used to attach the button in the usual manner; while in the case of buttons which do not come in actual use, but are put in place for decorative purposes, I make further use of eyelets 11, 12,

by securing also the button to the cloth by means of the same, thus preventing the same from hanging down in an unsightly manner.

It is also obvious, that the front part of the button can be made in any desired size and shape.

Fig. 3 shows a simple method of forming the button with my improved shank. A block 17, of wood, or any other suitable material, is provided with one or more cavities 18, of a diameter corresponding to that of the button to be formed; in other words,

acting as a die, while part 1 acts as a punch,

in forming the piece of cloth 19 over the surface of said part 1. When cloth 19 has been pushed into cavity 18 by said part 1, the edges of said cloth 19 are bent over part 1, part 7 pressed against the same, and screw 5 inserted through opening 9 and screwed in block 3, until part 7 tightly clamps the cloth on part 1. Connections 13, 14, are then made, and the button is ready for use.

Sometimes, and especially for use in fancy dresses, it is desirable to have buttons in two colors; Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 illustrate a form of button shank working on the same principle as the one hereinbefore described, but of a slightly different construction, adapted to form a button with a central part covered with one material, and a ring or bead all around covered with a difierent material.

In this button, the rear part and the clamping screw, as well as the means for securing said screw in place, are substantially the same as described in the previous case. The front part also is similar to the one described before, only it is shown in the drawings as composed of a single piece 20, 21 being the cloth covering for the same. This front part is of a smaller diameter, and forms the central part of the front of the button.

22 is an additional part separately covered with a piece of cloth 25, both part 22 and cloth 25 being clamped, in the assembling, between front part 20 and rear part 7. Part 22 is shown provided with a bead 23, but can be made fiat if desired, and has a hole 2%, for the passage of screw 5. The assembling is similar to that of the button previously described, eyelet screw 5 clamping parts 20, 21, 22, 25, and 7 together, and being secured in place by connections 18, 14:.

As stated before, this improved construction of button, has the advantage of not requiring a special machine for its assembling; and gives means for quickly changing the cloth, when the old one is worn out. Besides, by increasing the number of intermediate washers 22 to two or more, of different diameters, a button can be obtained with several beads of different colors and effects. 7

Various changes can be brought in the construction of this button shank, within the scope of the claims and therefore I do not wish to confine myself to the specific details as shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect with Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A button comprising a front part screw threaded in its center, a covering for the same folded around its edges, a rear part provided with eyelets at a distance from the center, clamping said covering on said front part, a clamping screw formed with an eye adapted to be passed through said rear part and screwed to said front part, and connections between said eyelets and the eye of said clamping screw, locking the same in po- 7 sition.

2. A. button comprising a front part screw threaded in its center, a covering for the same folded around its edges,an intermedi ate part of a larger diameter, a covering for the same, a rear part provided with eyelets at a distance from the center, a screw formed with an eye adapted to be passed through said rear part and screwed to said front part clamping all the parts together, and connec tions between said eyelets and the eye of said clamping screw, locking thesame in position.

3. In a button of the character. as described, comprising a front part threaded in its center, a covering for the same folded around its edges, a clamping rear part, and a clamping screw formed with an eye adapted to be passed through said rear part and screwed to said front part, means connecting the eye of said clamping screw to said rear part, locking said screw in position. ALFRED MELLA. Witnesses:

GUIDO SAonRDoTE, ALFRED PUKY.

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Washington, D. O. 

